DARE: Kavanaugh, His Accuser Will Testify Before Senate Committee
Senate Judiciary Committee slates hearing for Monday where Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Prof. Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused him of a long-ago assault, will testify. Showdown… More
DARE: Brett Kavanaugh’s Fox News Interview Transcript, Annotated
Brett Kavanaugh and his wife do televised interviews with Fox News, pushing back hard against allegations of sexual misconduct in his past. Meeting set for Thursday between President Trump… More
DARE: Senate Judiciary Panel’s Top Democrat calls for Delay in Kavanaugh Hearing After New Allegation
Further allegations of sexual misconduct by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh surface and delay the nomination; prof. Christine Blasey Ford, who has faced harassment and death threats since coming… More
The Art of the Accused: A Conversation
Deborah Solomon, A. O. Scott, Tanya Selvaratnam, and Maggie Mustard discuss the issues surrounding power, spectatorship, violence, gender, labor, and media consumption at Art of the Accused. More
“We’re All In the Resistance Now”: A PEN Ten Interview with Jeff Biggers
"I view “resistance” through a fairly broad lens, and ultimately as part of our American credo to fend off attacks on democracy." More
DARE: Trump Attacks Kavanaugh Accuser By Name Amid Negotiations For Hearing
President Trump attacks the credibility of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, who has been targeted by death threats and harassment since coming forward to accuse Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh… More
DARE: New York Review of Books Editor Is Out Amid Uproar Over #MeToo Essay
New York Review of Books editor Ian Buruma is abruptly ousted amid furor over publication of essay by former Canadian radio journalist Jian Ghomeshi. More
The PEN Ten: An Interview with 2018 Prison Writing Award Winner Matthew Mendoza
"My best writing is about moments of magical awareness. I refused to give voice to the monotony, the bullying and violence that make up prison life." More
DARE: Kavanaugh Accuser Christine Blasey Ford ‘Faces Death Threats’
Lawyer for Prof. Christine Blasey Ford says she has been subject to vicious harassment, death threats, email hacking, and online impersonation since coming forward with her accusation against Supreme… More
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